To crack on with Heathrow sends investors a message

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The third runway at Heathrow will bring with it a predicted £187bn boost to the British economyCredit:
Grimshaw Architects 2017

Great Britain is emerging with its own international profile on the global stage. Post Brexit, GB plc, always open to investment, has never needed injections of foreign capital more than it does today.

Overseas capital, invested directly in Britain’s economy, is critical on a number of levels. It demonstrates that around the world, investors see Britain as a place to do business. Foreign capital helps ease the burden of the current account deficit. And, never forget, it actually delivers tangible infrastructure: roads, rail, buildings and other critical elements that expand the capacity of our economy.

The greater the investment, the greater the signal it sends that Britain is a country with...